I really enjoyed today's post, reminding us to take our spiritual relationship with God seriously. As I prepare for transitioning within these next couple of months, I'm reminded that nothing is permanent - relationships, jobs, shopping, some less than others. But the gift of the Cross is permanent, the promises that God speaks to us each morning are permanent, His desire for us is permanent, our purpose in worshiping Him is permanent, and this permanency comes with a significant weight and responsibility. It's easy to think that because of this permanence it's okay to prioritize other things before my time with God, but it is actually the opposite: if this is the only thing I can depend on in life, then I should invest my time and emotions and resources into pursuing more of Christ.
In Ezekiel, God strikes down nations and peoples who have disobeyed Him, who have known Him but turned away, in order that He would be known as Lord. In today's passage, we are warned to not be towered high with pride and arrogance, lest we are brought down like Pharaoh. But God is a God of grace and mercy, and He calls us to "repent and turn from all your transgressions, lest iniquity be your ruin. Cast away from you all the transgressions... make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! For [the Lord] has no pleasure in the death of anyone.. so turn and live." (Ezekiel 18:30-32)
"It's easy to think that because of this permanence it's okay to prioritize other things before my time with God, but it is actually the opposite: if this is the only thing I can depend on in life, then I should invest my time and emotions and resources into pursuing more of Christ." -- love it. Thanks for this reflection, Joy!!
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